Circus Art: An Aspect of Cross-Cultural Dialogue

• Authors: Shumakova Svetlana
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The paper examines the problem of cross-cultural interactions; within this context circus art is analyzed. Art, in general, and especially, circus art can be considered as a field of dialogical communication, and as a way of giving new human experiences, spiritual values and worldviews. It is hypothesized that circus art is a complex polyfunctional social and cultural phenomenon which inherits communicative properties of art. It is possible and desired to study circus art in the context of cross-cultural dialogue. The article deals with modern cultural situation, its orientation on cultural dialogism, and displays general factors forming the role of circus art in the cross-cultural interaction.

Keywords

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cultural situation; cross-cultural dialogue; circus art

• Publisher: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk; Fundacja Filozofia Na Rzecz Dialogu
• Journal: Dialogue and Universalism
• Year: 2014
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 205-212

Contributors

author

Shumakova Svetlana

• Department of Theory and History of Culture, Kharkov, Ukraine